Export earnings for September 2004 grew by 8.4 percent to $3.637 billion from $3.354 billion during the same period last year. This is the tenth consecutive positive rate registered since December of the previous year.

In 2002, Cagayan Valley recorded 321.8 thousand farms for agricultural use, covering 540.8 thousand hectares. The region's total agricultural land area comprised 20.2 percent of the region's total land area. Although the number of farms and area…

The number of farms managed by agricultural operators residing in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased by 50.8 percent, from 15.1 thousand in 1991 to 22.8 thousand in 2002. Likewise, the total area of farms increased by 33.5 percent during…

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry on a year-on-year basis went up by 3.4 percent in August 2004, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). The sectors that…

The number of farms in Bicol Region slightly increased by 1.9 percent, from 377.8 thousand in 1991 to 384.8 thousand in 2002. These farms covered an area of 892.0 thousand hectares, almost half (48.4 percent) of the region,s total land area. However…

In 2002, MIMAROPA registered 221.0 thousand farms for agricultural use, covering 542.2 thousand hectares. The region's total agricultural land area comprised 19.7 percent of the region's total land area. Although the number of farms increased by 5.6…

In 2002, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) reported 120.1 thousand farms for agricultural use, covering 177.8 thousand hectares, or an average farm size of 1.48 hectares per farm. The region's total agricultural land area comprised 9.6 percent…

Approved building permits posts a 17.8 percent growth Approved building permits nationwide reached 27,748 during the second quarter of 2004, representing an increase of 17.8 percent compared with 23,557 approved building permits recorded during the…

Total external trade in goods for January to August 2004 amounted to $51.99 billion representing an increment of 7.8 percent from $48.224 billion during the same period a year earlier. Total foreign-made merchandise as well grew by 7.2 percent to $…

The number of farms in Caraga region increased by 10.9 percent, from 189.6 thousand in 1991 to 210.2 thousand in 2002. This is attributed to the large increase in the number of farms in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur by 32.2 percent and 11.7…